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SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS LUCKY AIYEDATIWA’S QUALIFICATION FOR ONDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

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  CapitalTimesNews / 4 weeks
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The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Agboola Ajayi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Ondo governorship election, challenging the qualification of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. A five-member panel of the Apex Court affirmed Aiyedatiwa’s candidacy, stating that Ajayi lacks the legal rights to challenge the choice of candidate of another political party. Aiyedatiwa, who scored 366,781 votes, winning in all 18 local government areas of the state, was declared the winner of the November 16, 2024, election. Ajayi, who polled 117,845 votes, had alleged forgery, impersonation, and false identity against Aiyedatiwa’s deputy, Olayide Adelami. However, the Supreme Court held that the initial case filed at the Federal High Court was done beyond the 14-day period within which to do so. The court awarded a cost of N2 million against Ajayi in favor of the four respondents in the appeal, amounting to N8 million in total. Both the Federal High Court and the Appeal Court Akure Division had previously dismissed the case against Aiyedatiwa’s candidacy. The Supreme Court’s decision has put an end to the controversy surrounding Aiyedatiwa’s qualification for the governorship election.